Computer Technologies, LLC

08/31/2026

What technology updates actually matter right now?

The August 2026 Priority Technology Brief from Computer Technologies focuses on the developments most likely to affect individuals and small businesses:

🔹 Google Chrome and Android security updates
🔹 Microsoft Windows and Office support deadlines
🔹 Apple and Mac security fixes
🔹 Important Linux updates
🔹 The actions worth taking now

You do not have to follow every technology announcement. You just need to know which changes affect your security, devices and business.

Read the complete briefing:
https://computer-technologies.com/priority-technology-brief

08/22/2026

Building TaskFlow has been more than a software-development project—it has been a journey of turning real business challenges into practical technology. 💻

From designing workflows and user roles to developing reporting tools, notifications, and secure platform features, every stage has reinforced an important lesson: successful software must be built around the people who will use it.

In my latest article, I share some of the lessons I’ve learned while developing TaskFlow—a business productivity platform designed to help organizations manage tasks, strengthen accountability, improve collaboration, and keep work moving forward.

Read the full article here:
https://computer-technologies.com/building-taskflow-lessons-from-developing-a-business-productivity-platform/

What feature do you consider essential in a business productivity platform? Let me know in the comments!

06/30/2026

📊 Turn Your Website Data into Action with Looker Studio + GA4

Looking for a powerful analytics dashboard without the high price tag?

I’ve been building dashboards with Google Data Studio (formerly Looker Studio) connected directly to Google Analytics 4 (GA4), and I’m impressed with how quickly you can turn raw website data into meaningful insights.

With a custom dashboard, you can easily track:
✅ Website traffic
✅ User engagement
✅ Traffic sources
✅ New vs. returning visitors
✅ Bounce rate
✅ Key events and conversions
✅ Geographic visitor data
✅ And much more!

The best part? Looker Studio is free and integrates seamlessly with GA4, making it an excellent solution for businesses, nonprofits, and organizations that want professional reporting without expensive software.

Take a look at this sample dashboard and see what’s possible.

🔗 View the live dashboard: https://computer-technologies.com/analytics/

Need a custom dashboard for your organization or business? I’d be happy to help you build one that delivers the metrics that matter most.

06/09/2026

Can you really tell the difference between content written by AI and content written by a human?

That question has been on my mind lately.

We see AI-generated images, videos, articles, captions, and posts everywhere now. People are trying to spot the signs: strange wording, perfect sentences, odd images, or content that feels “too polished.”

But AI is getting better, and those signs are not always easy to catch anymore.

So I tried something.

I created one article using AI, then rewrote the same article in a more human voice.

The difference was not just in the words. It was in the perspective.

The AI version was organized and informative.

The human version had more judgment, emotion, concern, and meaning.

That made me think about a bigger issue:

The problem is not using AI.

The problem is publishing AI content without checking it, editing it, questioning it, or adding your own voice.

AI can help create content, but humans still need to create trust.

Before we post, publish, or share, we should ask:

Is this true?
Is this useful?
Did I verify it?
Does this sound like me?
Would I stand behind it?

AI can write words.

Humans still need to bring the meaning.

https://medium.com//i-asked-ai-to-write-this-article-then-i-rewrote-it-like-a-human-can-you-tell-the-difference-5624f907e698

06/05/2026

YouTube is becoming more than just a video platform.

YouTube now has a feature called YouTube Posts, which lets businesses share updates, polls, quizzes, images, and video announcements directly from their YouTube channel.

This gives business owners another way to stay connected with their audience without having to create a full video every time.

YouTube Posts can help your business:

• Stay active between video uploads
• Share quick updates and announcements
• Promote new videos, blogs, and services
• Ask poll questions and get feedback
• Post images, graphics, and reminders
• Use quizzes to educate your audience
• Increase likes, comments, and engagement
• Drive traffic back to your website
• Support YouTube SEO and channel growth

For small businesses, this is a great way to keep your YouTube channel active and make your content work harder across your digital marketing strategy.

I wrote a new blog explaining how YouTube Posts can be used like a social media tool to enhance your YouTube channel, support SEO, and connect your website, blog, Google Business Profile, and online marketing efforts.

Read the full blog here:
https://computer-technologies.com/youtube-posts-boost-channel-engagement/

At Computer Technologies LLC, we help businesses improve their online presence through website development, SEO strategy, AI automation, analytics, and digital marketing support.

05/13/2026

🎓 I’m excited to share a new course I developed: **Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Basics**!

This free course is designed for beginners, small business owners, bloggers, students, freelancers, and anyone who wants to better understand how SEO works.

In this course, you’ll learn:

🔎 What SEO is and why it matters
🌐 How search engines find and rank websites
📝 Keywords, page titles, and meta descriptions
📚 Headings and content structure
🖼️ Image SEO
🎥 Video SEO
🔗 Internal links and website navigation
📍 Local SEO, Google Business Profile, map pack visibility, schema, and analytics

The course also includes lesson quizzes, scoring, retake options, and a certificate of completion after passing the final quiz.

SEO is an important skill for anyone who owns or manages a website, and I wanted to create something simple, practical, and easy to follow.

🎁 If you would like to take the course, it is completely free. Send me a message and I’ll be happy to share access!

04/28/2026

Before “computer” meant a machine, it was a job title—and many of the people doing that work were women.

This Smithsonian article highlights six places where women human computers helped build modern science, from Harvard Observatory and Bell Labs to NASA Langley and JPL. Their calculations advanced astronomy, telecommunications, ballistics, aeronautics, and space exploration, yet many of their names were nearly lost to history.

From AT&T to NASA, women working as computers performed the calculations that made modern science possible. In the early 1900s, computing joined teaching and nursing as one of the few careers open to college-educated women, and it opened doors that few other professions could.

04/28/2026

Quantum Computers Are Coming to Break Cryptography Faster Than Anyone Expected

Algorithmic advances are steadily lowering the bar for quantum attacks—even before large-scale hardware exists.

04/14/2026

The job market has changed and not in the way people expected.

People with degrees, skills, and experience are struggling to get hired. Meanwhile, companies say they “can’t find talent.”

So what’s really going on?

I broke down the data, the trends, and the reality behind:
✔ Why jobs feel harder to get
✔ How AI is reshaping hiring
✔ What’s happening in tech (web dev, SEO, AI)
✔ And what actually needs to be fixed

This isn’t just opinion—it’s what the data shows.

If you’ve been feeling stuck or frustrated with the job market, you’re not alone.

👉 Read the full article here: https://medium.com//the-job-market-has-changed-why-even-skilled-workers-are-struggling-and-what-needs-to-be-fixed-0156da58c0b7

A New Reality No One Prepared For